presupposing

present participle of presuppose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presupposing
Verb
  • With all members present, Johnson can currently only afford to lose two Republican votes on any bill, assuming all Democrats are opposed.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Players today come into the league rightly assuming that audiences for professional women’s sports are there.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the Democratic leadership is demanding an immediate extension to soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies for their votes, saying Americans face a sharp rise in health care costs without them.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The club has been saying since the summer that the stadium only requires a few finishing touches for it to re-open at a reduced capacity of about 27,000.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Storage and safe transport back to Earth, presuming governments and markets decide that bringing helium-3 home is economical, adds further complexity.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Add the stout defense and manageable schedule — and presuming the kicking game does not implode — and the Golden Bears have a better chance to clear Rivera’s victory bar than anyone could have imagined a few weeks ago.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So if believing that your rosy glow or struggles with heartburn make waiting to meet your baby a little bit easier to bear, then may these myths be around forever.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe this is buyer’s remorse from believing last season.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Presupposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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